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    Arthur Spiegel

    Arthur Spiegel

    5.022 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 41 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Immigration, Speeding & Traffic Ticket and more
    Bio: I am a skilled criminal defense attorney, licensed in the State of Florida with more than 40 years of experience helping people solve their legal problems! I have over 80 jury trials in criminal divisions around the State; and, I have handled nume...
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    Patrick David Wilson

    Patrick David Wilson

    5.020 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 12 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Appeals
    Bio: I am a South Florida native who loves trying cases and getting great results for my clients. If you are in need of assistance in a criminal matter, whether State of Federal, please feel free to reach out to me. Currently, I have tried over 75 case...
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    Criminal defense lawyers represent clients at every stage of a criminal case: investigation, arrest, arraignment, plea bargaining, trial, and appeal. They assess evidence, protect constitutional rights, negotiate reduced charges or sentences, cross-examine witnesses, raise defenses, file motions, and advocate to minimize penalties or obtain acquittals.

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    Rafael Joseph Echemendia

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    Rafael Joseph Echemendia

    4.826 reviews
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    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 28 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Car Accidents, Divorce & Separation and more
    Personal attention for people in crisis. If you are in crisis, we can help!
    Rating:  10
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    Janet Ellen Johnson

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    Janet Ellen Johnson

    4.940 reviews
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    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 31 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Violent Crime and more
    Janet Johnson’s criminal defense law practice area coverage includes: Jacksonville, St. John’s County, Nassau County, Clay County, Baker County and Federal Court. Jacksonville Florida Criminal Law Services, DUI, White Collar Crime, Drug Defense, F...
    Rating:  9.2
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    Brian Andrew Kirlew

    Brian Andrew Kirlew

    5.031 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 16 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, White Collar Crime, Family
    Bio: Brian Kirlew began his legal career as an Assistant Public Defender at the Miami-Dade Public Defenders office. He received his law degree from Nova Southeastern University College of Law and his undergraduate degree from the University of Central ...
    Rating:  10
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    Marc N. Pelletier

    Marc N. Pelletier

    4.983 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 23 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Sex Crime and more
    Bio: I limit my legal practice to representing only those clients charged with criminal offenses and DUI arising out of Pinellas County, Florida. I am a former state prosecutor with a wealth of background and experience in these specific areas of the l...
    Rating:  10
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    John R Howes

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    John R Howes

    4.08 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 49 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Practice in Federal and State Courts in criminal matters throughout the U.S. Specializing in White Collar, Racketeering, RICO, Conspiracy, Fraud and Homicide.
    Rating:  9.0
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    Randall Carlton Grantham

    Randall Carlton Grantham

    5.036 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 45 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Speeding & Traffic Ticket and more
    Bio: Mr Grantham has appeared in State Courts from Miami to Jacksonville, but currently limits his geographic area of practice to Hillsborough and Pasco Counties, usually. He has represented citizens accused of nearly every crime imaginable from Murder...
    Rating:  10
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    Jonathan Rose

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    Jonathan Rose

    5.047 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 26 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Health Care, Federal Crime and more
    Jonathan Rose zealously represents clients accused of crimes ranging from drugs to financial crimes.
    Rating:  9.8
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    Christopher Alexander Ferry

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    Christopher Alexander Ferry

    5.04 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 25 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Sex Crime and more
    Tenacious Pensacola Criminal Defense Attorney
    Rating:  8.5
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    Paul Domenic Petruzzi

    Paul Domenic Petruzzi

    5.019 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 32 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Federal Crime
    Bio: Top rated criminal defense lawyer with more than 23 years of experience and 500+ cases with outstanding results
    Rating:  10
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    Lynette Silon-Laguna

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    Lynette Silon-Laguna

    4.978 reviews
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    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 30 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Divorce & Separation, Family
    Since 1997, compassionate, responsive, informative Tampa Bay criminal defense attorneys. We strive to provide the best criminal defense representation possible for over two decades. We offer a free consultation to discuss your case and provide the...
    Rating:  10
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    Fred A. Schwartz

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    Fred A. Schwartz

    5.02 reviews Attention
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 57 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Litigation, Arbitration
    Bio: Fred A. Schwartz is one of the most experienced trial lawyers in the firm. He specializes in Federal white-collar criminal matters and complex commercial civil matters. He has tried well in excess of 250 jury trials to verdict. His longest trial w...
    Rating:  8.7
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    Scott Skier

    Scott Skier

    4.726 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 23 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, White Collar Crime, Violent Crime and more
    Bio: I am a native of West Palm Beach. Growing up the son of a Palm Beach County Judicial Assistant to the Honorable James Stewart and the Honorable Fred Hazouri, I was immersed in the Palm Beach County court culture from a very early age. I am a recip...
    Rating:  10
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    Jack Palmeri

    Jack Palmeri

    5.015 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 22 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Drug Crime and more
    Bio: Former Brooklyn, New York Prosecutor. Practicing criminal law for more than 21years. Admitted in several states on both the State and Federal levels.
    Rating:  10
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    Shon Joseph Douctre

    Shon Joseph Douctre

    5.0218 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 23 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Speeding & Traffic Ticket and more
    Bio: Over twenty years ago I started my own DUI criminal defense law firm in Orlando called Private Counsel, LLC. Private Counsel is a private law firm with sections dedicated to all criminal defense work, Assault an Battery/Domestic Battery Defense, t...
    Rating:  9.4
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    Richard G. Canina

    Richard G. Canina

    4.940 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 40 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Sex Crime and more
    Bio: AGGRESSIVELY DEFENDING THE ACCUSED SINCE 1985. For nearly 40 years, attorney Richard G. Canina has been practicing exclusively in the area of criminal defense law in Brevard County, FL. Mr. Canina graduated with Honors from The University Of Flori...
    Rating:  9.6
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    Emmett Christopher Abdoney

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    Emmett Christopher Abdoney

    5.025 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 31 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, DUI & DWI
    2025 Avvo Client's Choice Award Attorney. Call today!
    Rating:  9.0
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    R. William Barner

    R. William Barner

    5.038 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 19 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Immigration
    Bio: Attorney Barner has worked in criminal justice for 25 years. He is a former prosecutor and former President and Board member of the Broward Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Additionally, he is a Trial Advocacy professor at Nova Southeaster...
    Rating:  10
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    Brian Paul Gabriel

    Brian Paul Gabriel

    5.065 reviews
    Florida Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 35 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI
    Bio: Brian Gabriel is the driving force behind the Law Office of Gabriel & Gabriel. He has been in practice for over thirty years and his experience during that time has been devoted almost exclusively to the defense of criminal cases. Brian Gabriel be...
    Rating:  9.8
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